Headteacher's Welcome
Dear Grange Community and Visitors,
This is my eighth year as Headteacher of Grange and it feels very special. The children who started in Nursery when I first arrived will now graduate at the end of this school year, and I look forward to celebrating their journey with you.
Grange is a kind and welcoming school. Children often tell us that they feel safe and at home here, even when they join us later in their school years.
Our vision is simple but powerful: it is not only about who we are right now, but about who we can become:
- We are more than a school: we are a community.
- We are more than staff: we are difference-makers.
- We are more than parents and carers: we are a support network for our children — for life.
- We are more than pupils: we are the promise of the future.
We see every child as the hope for tomorrow, and we treat them accordingly. We believe true strength is character strength: learning from mistakes, reflecting, and growing.
At Grange we follow restorative practice. Mistakes are not failures – they are learning opportunities that help us build resilience and wisdom. Good behaviour is not just expected; it is an attitude and collective responsibility that we all strive towards as we learn and grow together.
We call this our Grange CC Way – balancing Confidence with Consideration.
In this way, our children learn to value themselves and to make the world better through their thoughts, words, actions, and choices.
Above all, we encourage everyone to aim for their PB – Personal Best. Competitions with others may happen, but what matters most is not how we compare with them, but how we strive to challenge ourselves in order to become the very best version of who we can be.
We welcome you to Grange for who you are, and for the goodness, progress and learning you bring to our community.
I feel proud and grateful to be part of this wonderful school, and I look forward to meeting you as you too become part of our Grange family.
Kind regards,
Daniel Kerbel
Headteacher